Disclosure Ref: 12

Cost of Rolf Harris Trials

Freedom of Information Act 2000 Request

Request

I copy your request in italics below for ease of reference:

‘Please can you provide the total legal and court costs connected with investigating Rolf Harris. I would like to know what the costs are associated with each trial and in total.’

Response

The Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) does not record time spent by internal lawyers, paralegals and administrative staff on a case by case basis. We can therefore only provide counsel costs, which are as follows:

- Trial in 2014 - £96,265.59
- Trial in 2017 – £46,318.41
- Retrial in 2017 - £27,372.25

It should also be noted that the CPS is responsible for prosecuting criminal cases investigated by the police in England and Wales. Therefore costs in relation to the investigation of any case would not be held by the CPS.

Information Management Unit 020 3357 0899 FOIUnit@cps.gsi.gov.uk